St. Louis Residential Services
Waste Connections of Missouri is the leading residential trash and recycling service provider in the Greater STL Metro area, serving St. Louis County Districts 1, 3, 4 and 8.
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We Have Home Waste Solutions for Greater St. Louis
We provide home waste collection services at competitive prices, along with a wide range of container sizes and flexible pickup schedules to the Greater St. Louis area. You can count on the knowledge and experience of our St. Louis based waste service professionals to provide trash and recycling services to meet your household's unique waste disposal needs.
Service areaWaste Connections of Missouri also provides St. Louis area trash and recycling service to homes in Crystal Lake Park, Des Peres, Eureka, Festus, Lakeshire, Marble Hill*, Pacific, Rock Hill, Scott City*, St. Clair, Union and Warson Woods.
*Residential Trash Service Only
Residential Waste MaterialsPlease bag and tie all acceptable waste materials prior to placing items into your Waste Connections of Missouri garbage can. For safety, legal, and environmental reasons, not all materials can be placed in your residential trash carts.
Guidelines for Residential Service
Basic Residential Service in St. Louis County Trash Districts 1,3,4 & 8
Trash pickup
Trash for seniors
Recycling
Yard Waste
Bulky Pickup
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Cart Placement & Pickup Guidelines
Our St. Louis County residential garbage collection service begins between 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. All STL area residential trash customers should have all materials out for collection by 6 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day. If garbage is not out in time for regular collection, it will be picked up the following week.
To ensure a clean and effective pickup, please:
- Leave 2 feet between containers
- Do not park personal vehicles within 10 feet of containers
- Do not place containers within 5 feet of a mailbox or tree
- Face container handles toward your home
- Do not drill into, bolt or fasten any objects to your cart
- Do not overfill trash cart or place additional garbage on top of container
- Bag and tie all trash
- Avoid packing materials tightly inside cart
Call Waste Connections of Missouri for help determining which residential garbage can is most suitable to your home's unique waste collection needs.
What Items Are Considered Residential Waste?
Acceptable waste will vary by location, but we have a general guide below.
Acceptable Items
Unacceptable Items
We have the Right Size Can for You
St Louis County allows you to choose what size cart with wheels you want. Waste Connection of Missouri offers different cart sizes with wheels.
We Make Recycling Easy
Meet your sustainability goals with Waste Connections of Missouri. We offer diversion and recycling services for a wide variety of materials, including cardboard, plastic, office paper, newsprint and more. Recyclable products are more common than ever. Our programs and services recycling in the Greater St. Louis area more convenient and worry-free for our customers. We provide a single-stream residential recycling program (also known as "fully commingled" recycling) which means all recyclables are placed in one bin for convenient curbside pickup.
Residential recycling by Waste Connections of Missouri is collected every week. Place your recyclables curbside by 6 a.m. on your pickup date.Residential customers are not required to sort approved recyclables.
Recycling Guidelines
Please follow these guidelines when preparing recycling for pickup: Flatten all cardboard boxes, empty and rinse containers, but do not flatten them. Avoid placing items in plastic bags.
Acceptable Items
Unacceptable Items
Yard Waste Pickup Solutions
As part of the basic service, residents can discard up to a maximum of 10 bags (32 gallon per bag) one time per spring, summer and fall. For an additional fee, you can subscribe to weekly yard waste services through Waste Connections. We offer yard waste carts or will pick up paper yard waste bags.The disposal of grass clippings, brush, and tree limbs measuring six (6) inches or less in diameter with your regular waste is prohibited.
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Bulk Item Pickup Guidelines
Bulky items are large items like couches, chairs, household items, fixtures, wood etc. that will not fit in a residential waste container.The Waste Code requires a Minimum Level of Service (MLS) to include a minimum of two bulk item pickups per year.
Starting in April of 2022, waste haulers in Unincorporated Saint Louis County now provide monthly bulk pickups.
Please contact us for size and weight restrictions, or to schedule a bulk item pickup or find out your bulk pickup day.
How to dispose of various kinds of wasteBulky waste and appliances, construction & demolition (C&D), electronics, hazardous, waste house clean-out, medications and sharps, railroad ties.- Special disposalFor legal, safety and environmental reasons, certain materials require special disposal. St. Louis County outlines how to dispose of various kinds of other wastes.
Solutions for Your Project
Whether you have a home remodel in Eureka or a large construction project in downtown Clayton, a construction roll-off container from Waste Connections of Missouri is a convenient, cost-efficient, safe and time-saving option for any Greater St. Louis Metropolitan and surrounding area job site.
Waste Connections of Missouri provides an array of roll-off containers for trash, recycling or yard waste. We are here to help with your common or unique needs requiring a roll-off container/dumpster and or compactor for your business or job site(s) throughout Greater St. Louis Metro and surrounding areas.
PlacementRoll-Offs should not be placed under power lines; doing so puts Waste Connections vehicles and waste collection specialists in unnecessary danger.- Toxic itemsNo toxic or hazardous liquids and/or flammable items are allowed in your roll-off container.
Roll Off Guidelines
Acceptable and unacceptable waste materials.
Acceptable Items
Unacceptable Items
We have the Right Size for You
Actual sizes may vary by location. Pleas contact us for more information.
Residential Billing
Normal subscription Waste Connections of Missouri residential waste collection customers receive their invoice by the first day of every quarter.
Online Payment
Credit or debit card payments: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
Pay by phone*
Pay at the office
Waste Connections of Missouri
196 Northwest Industrial CourtBridgeton, MO 63044
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
New St. Louis County residential trash customers will receive their first invoice in the mail. With that invoice, customers can visit the ONLINE BILL PAY section of our website and pay their bill online either one transaction at a time or set up an automatic bill pay arrangements.
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